though not interred, this did Saviour.-Mountainash is a branch of at the surviving relatives from their Divine Master down into grave; thus giving an affecting that their love to him was han the ties of natural affecuperior to merely conventional Matt. x. 37.) TRY, Radnorshire.-Our miniGodson, baptized three young 17, all of whom are connected abbath school. While one of lates was inquiring after truth, dobaptist brother in the neighwould fain have converted him way of thinking on the imbject of christian baptism; and his object furnished him with a a tract on baptism by the reMr. Thorn. The inquirer, every wise man ought to do, this tract with the New Tesnd was more convinced than immersion was the only scripde; and adopting what he be the will of the Lord Jesus, mmersed on a profession of n Him. G. J. EAD.— After an able discourse organs, minister, four persons ized, Nov. 12, in the presence e and attentive congregation. Eest solemnity and good order during the whole service. Your ill be gratified to hear that our 's cause is progressing, although Prayer meetings are well atnd the sabbath school is in a shing state. J. L. DON, near Bristol.-Your readers pleased to hear that the good ing on in this delightful village. ening of new year's day, after ss at the water-side by Mr. n believers were baptized into s of the Father, Son, and Holy W. F. Aberdare church, under the pastorate Mr. Price. Dec. 17, after a short course by the pastor, he baptized brother in the river. BIRMINGHAM, Heneage Street.-On first sabbath of the new year Mr. Tay baptized one male and three females, young persons; two from the past bible class, and one from the sabb school. Indeed, all three had been the school, and received their first seri impressions there; and the seed th sown has now ripened into fruit. May be to life eternal! and may this be fo further encouragement to all faith teachers to labour and pray, believi that what they do in his name will be in vain in the Lord. D. D LLANIDLOES, North Wales.-Our mi ster, Mr. Evans, baptized two females the Severn before a crowded audien Dec. 10. The scene was affecting. O of the candidates was an aged pers upwards of eighty years of age. Af so long delay he was now seen taking his cross to follow the Lamb. The oth was a young person about twenty. Th the old and young professed before ma witnesses their obedience to their Maste command, and declared openly the pri ciples that Christ and the apostles taug in the world. E. D. TUNBRIDGE WELLS.-A very intere ing baptismal service took place here Dec. 31, when four candidates public put on Christ by baptism. Mr. Edward the minister, read and expounded t 6th chap. Romans at the water-side, a then addressed the candidates on the ve important responsibility of church men bers. The candidates were then le down into the water and immersed the names of the Sacred Three. Th minister thanked the audience for th kind attention they had paid during th whole of the service. W. R. J. r a short s baptized treet.-On t ar Mr. Ta the pastor seed the ruit. Mar this be fors all faith y, believing me will D.D. -Our mi females in daudience cting. One -ed person After ge. taking The other nty. Thus efore many the pri publich ide, and the very eh mem hen led ersed in . The for the ng the R. J. Baptism Facts and Anecdot SPONSORS AND SPRINKLING. as he attended purely his invitation, it ha uncandid and unfri 'Why,' says the Ind 'the practice is so u surd that I can scarc I AM fond of looking over our old maga- 66 SELECTOR. "Mr. Editor,-The following anecdote was related to me by a friend, a few years ago, as a fact; and as I have never yet seen it in print, I transmit it to your memoriter as not unworthy a place in your miscellany. not examined the sa ticularly and closely 'O yes I have,' rejoin minister, and am syllable to be met wit Testament to author Why, I believe,' sai you look again you w next verse to that wh sprinkling.' I must own mysel: of the clergyman's o to me at present that contains just as muc one practice as of the mistaken I shall be views rectified, and v that will seriously the attempt. In the same town, I have forgotten SPRINKLING BEFO Friend in the Isle o "What say you of miles from here, wh young man (the som presume) unless he sprinkled, and that been twice published law, however, havin way of completing parties, they repaire tist chapel, where t desired was consumi FESTIVALS AND ANNUAL MEETING dent, and be prepared to instil “-,ཙཟད་ uvས་་་ པས་ས་སཅད་་པ་ཤྩ ples into the minds of every Of 7,075 liquor-sellers, 5,597 are He should be required to un-eigners. In this city are 50,000 Ger the principles of morality and infidels, with their poisonous publicati character. Teachers should 200,000 Roman Catholics, gove to govern themselves in moral wholly by a bigoted priesthood; 250 before they are permitted to who are wholly destitute of any m class. Ignorance of bible truth of grace; 43,000 families are witho times, when we have so great copy of God's word." for learning, should be looked h suspicion. When Sunday d bible classes are so numerous, man or a young woman should t is a disgrace to be without an nce with it. Some years ago, rding in a family, I was exceedrtified to see the ignorance of a an who had stopped with us e night. The head of the family duced the rule, (and it was a - rule, too,—I wish every family uch a rule,) viz., to have every read in the bible at the time of g man. WE are frequently receiving pleasing ports of this character, but as they generally only of local interest, we h deemed it more expedient to occupy few columns of this department general observations and statem calculated to promote the great obj of these excellent institutions. We h several times found it necessary to m these explanations, and we do so now we have before us at this time sev papers lately received, which we have orship,-and he handed round perused with much interest, and w , as usual, and did not slight we should have felt equal pleasure He took the book, and transferring to our pages, providing the place, (the book and chap-space would have allowed us, and e New Testament,) he com- could have done so without violation of urning over the leaves, back- rule we have found it necessary to adop d forwards, in the Old Testaile the rest sat waiting, fearing lest it should increase his ement. There he sat, working with deep mortification dehis face, till a little girl, who e bold than any one else, went the place for him, and helped of his difficulty. Any one who habit of searching the scriptures find so much trouble in looking place when they fall in with a family. EY, INFIDELITY, AND CRIME. Another reason why we are compel to decline the insertion of such paper that they are usually very long. festival, or meeting, was perhaps felt be a delightful one, and the writer m needs tell us every incident and all felt; and all this he wishes to appear full, as a matter of course, or Now if our friends, the writers of th papers, would kindly permit us to c from them such facts as are of gene interest, we might be able to furni some useful and encouraging statemen We shall, therefore, preserve them; a if we hear nothing to the contra from the writers before we prepare o March number, we will endeavour make a selection from their contents. MEETINGS pleasing as they est, we hav occupy ime sever ation of the 7 to adopt compelie h papers The ng. is to cull f general › furnish atements. em; and contrary pare our LVOur to ents. 66 If by another fury, who, with a box of He went before t police, made out his now appears, institu us; and our passp until the governme this truly trumpery PROTESTANT P singular mode of s Dublin is by placar arrest the attention of to that city. Of been posted, and given away in Dub least 1000 convert made from Roman perseverance, and a Dublin mission has have been crowned of success. བས་བསྡཔཡ, of 22 he was united in marriage nice Buzzell, sister of elder H. D. This pleasant and interesting as enjoyed but a few years, and sudden and unexpected manner emoved, leaving to his care two children. In 1799 he married im Flanders, which relation was with honour and fidelity until 50, when she bade adieu to her mpanion and loving friends, and exchanged the alternate lights s of this inconstant world for the d unchanging morn of heaven. permitted to see an interesting hered around him, consisting of 3 and four daughters. Three of er now sleep in death. At the age five years commenced a new and gera in the history of this honoured rom a child he was convinced and the importance of an interest in but, like many others, deferred g his interests fully and unrevith the cause of God until this n about one year from the time dulged a hope he was baptized by dall. The ordinance was attended evening, while the moon looked eerless majesty and witnessed the Immediately after consecrating the service of God, his anxiety vation of souls led him to publicly labour to win others to Christ. -urable opportunity for doing good, public or private, he cheerfully and the Zion of Goa or one or ner st and faithful watchmen. He has long spared to bless his family, the church, the world, with his godly example, instruction, fervent prayers, and fai ministrations. He has been in a fe state for years, and the increasing infirm of age finally overpowered the much red system, and the soul, long clothed in tality, took its flight. f UNITED STATES-The Roger Willi Meeting House in Ashes.-A fire was covered about two o'clock this (Frid morning in the Roger Williams meet house. It took in the wood-room, f which it immediately communicated to steeple and to the main audience room, which not an article was saved; a few bo were got out of the vestry, then all was to the flames. The loss is about 13, dollars; on which there is 5000 dollars surance on the house, and 1000 dollars the organ. This loss falls heavily on church, who have recently built an addit to the house, put in galleries, and refurnis it; and they have no insurance on th improvements. This enterprising and libe church occupy a very favourable locality usefulness and success. They have str gled hard in years past against numer obstacles, and now, when they had overco many of them, to lose their house is a misfortune; but we hope and believe t they will not be disheartened, but ma immediate and successful efforts to rebui D. R. WHITTEMORE. Providence, Jan. 5, 1855. AN AFFECTING INCIDENT.-Rev. Josh T. Russell, a baptist clergyman at Jackso Mississippi, recently closed a very eloque address before the Bible Society with the words-" Millions who are now around t Throne of God, singing the song of Mos and the Lamb, have been saved by the i fluence of this book." While uttering the words, he looked up as if he had a vision what he described, and paused a momen and saying, "I have done," sat down, an was immediately seized with a fatal attac His brother, John Buzzell, ed in the ministry about this hey travelled and laboured together S. He was publicly set apart for of the gospel ministry at the Oct. e New Durham quarterly meeting, ears ago. The sermon on the was delivered by elder John Buzzell. time he has travelled extensively New Hampshire, and Vermont, repeatedly witnessed the rich disod's grace and power in the salvaltitudes of souls. He organized, ed in organizing, many churches; of apoplexy. nistered the ordinance of baptism |